Lipid Metabolism — Flashcards

_____ is a PUFA containing 6 double bonds

Each cycle of -oxidation produces _____ molecule of FADH2 and one molecule of NADH

Galactocerebroside is converted to _____ via the enzyme galactocerebrosidase

In the ovaries, _____ cells synthesize pregnenolone from cholesterol via the enzyme cholesterol desmolase

HMG CoA is converted to _____ via the enzyme HMG CoA reductase (cholesterol synthesis)

In the blood, chylomicrons pick up apoprotein _____ and E from circulating HDL

HMG CoA reductase is regulated via negative feedback by _____ and cholesterol

After being absorbed from the GI tract, free cholesterol is packaged into a _____ as cholesterol ester

HMG CoA reductase is regulated via positive feedback by _____ and thyroxine (T4)

The acetyl CoA generated through -oxidation is used for _____ (liver) or the TCA cycle